Notes On Video

No idea how long this is going to last, but you can get this Canon lens for $734 at Amazon (It's normally about $1,150) This lens is popular with some video shooters for because of it's Image Stabilization, making it good for traveling shots. Amazon :  Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras

The Changing Shape of Cinema: The History of Aspect Ratio | Vimeo A very interesting history of aspects ratios, including where 16:9 came from: The Changing Shape of Cinema: The History of Aspect Ratio from FilmmakerIQ.com on Vimeo . Kickstarter is coming to Canada - later this summer MC 7 is out! What Avid won’t tell you about Spanned Markers | ProVideoCoalition So, one of the features I saw demonstrated at NAB in April that I thought was pretty cool was Spanned Markers. Markers or Locators (as they used to be called) have always simply provided a mark on a moment of time – a specific frame. But I have often felt that it would be very useful to mark a SEGMENT of time, like an in to an out point, for example. New plugin developer Lawn Road launches two products for Final Cut Pro X | fcp.co First is Color Precision a $49 set of ten plugins (there is no price on the website), well five really that are presented as both effects and titles in the pack. The plugin...

CineEurope: Sony Claims 4K Is Now 'Mainstream' | The Hollywood Reporter "4K is now 'mainstream,'" asserted David McIntosh, senior vp at Sony Digital Cinema, during the company’s CineEurope press conference on Tuesday. “The movement over the last year is very clear,” he said of the technology, referencing not only the company’s 15,000 installed 4K projectors, but its latest production gear and new Ultra HD (4K) TVs. Don’t Expect Things to Get Better for 3D | Home Media Magazine Let me make clear, right away, that I am not faulting the content side. I think our industry handled the advent of 3D quite well. For those who bemoaned, and now want to blame, the lack of product, consider this: 3D was never meant to be a whole new viewing experience, like Blu-ray Disc or, before that, DVD. Rather, it was always intended to be a selective experience, one that is not universally applied. Which Camera for Which Genre? Five Questions for D.P. Timur Civan | Mi...

Up Coming Events Canon C100: Best Kept Secrets  |  Rule Boston Camera | Boston Wednesday June 26, 10am - 12 noon Canon’s Ryan Snyder shares best-kept secrets of the C100 with an in-depth, hands-on demo of this affordable, high-performance camera plus a special look at the compact Ninja 2 Recorder from Atomos, ideal for capturing HD while doubling the color resolution.10am to 12n Sony Pro Day with the PMW-F5 CineAlta 4K camcorder  | Adorama | New York City Wednesday June 26, 2-6pm Adorama, 42 West 18th Street, NYC The hands-on training will give attendees a chance to experience the full capabilities offered by the Sony PMW-F5 camera and new Sony PVMX300. Create Now: Ask A Video Pro Webinar Series  | Adobe | Webinar Thursday, June 27, 201310:00 AM - 11:00 AM US/Pacific In this Ask A Video Pro Series, learn what's new in Adobe Creative Cloud and get tips and tricks on using new tools and services to create for video. Join these interactiv...

An Introduction to Buying Used Lenses | Jeff Guyer | Digital Photography School I know we all love the excitement of opening new boxes from B&H and Adorama. It would be a mistake, however, to avoid well-cared-for lenses just because they’re previously owned. Nikon, Canon, Tamron, Sigma and the others spend a great deal of time and money researching and producing lenses which are made to last. Adobe Software Moves to the Cloud: What Users Need to Know | Michael Murie | Filmmaker Magazine Adobe Creative Cloud, the latest update to the Adobe application suite of programs, was released last week. This release marks a major change for Adobe away from a “purchase” model to a subscription model; if you want the latest versions of their applications you must now pay a monthly fee to use the software. Behind the Lens: Tom Burstyn Shoots Defiance | Creative COW I got onto Defiance through line producer Clara George. She and I have done a lot of work in the past -- we did a...

Why British film is all kitsch 'n' sink | Mike Figgis | The Guardian I'm pissed off with the British film club because once again I turn to Hollywood to make my next film. I made a film last year in London, ended up financing it with my producer out of our own pockets after being turned down by the BFI for both budget and post-production help.  Why video color changes on different monitors and programs | Technicolor Usually you don’t alter the gamma of an image because when using sRGB in your computer’s monitor setting and in your camera, it automatically sets the gamma to 2.2. This gamma value is used in a viewing environment that mostly exists in an office environment – meaning reasonably bright. The problem arises if your client watches the video on a TV or a theater: it will look too contrasty and you need to apply a gamma correction. Rule of thumb: you should color correct in the same ambient light situation as your client is watching the video. Cannes Lion...